Local sponsorships have been a cornerstone of my business for years—sometimes accounting for nearly half my monthly or annual revenue. And it all started in my small town, not a big city, when a mentor in radio taught me how sponsorships work.

In this episode, find out how one AHA! moment early on changed the way I think about ideas, funding, and visibility. Hear how I went from zero experience to creating projects, events, and even three national storytelling tours—all backed by local, national, and global sponsors.

Opportunities are waiting for you right in your own backyard, and local businesses want to say YES to YOUR outside-of-the-box ideas.

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In this episode, I break down how to craft an elevator pitch that’s clear, heart-led, and memorable. Hear how I guided a client who was stuck in word salad mode and learn how we reframed her pitch using what I call the umbrella story.

And find out what happened when I was asked to give my dream elevator pitch—to Sylvester Stallone. (Because sometimes the clearest way to teach story is to tell one.)

If you’ve ever fumbled your pitch opportunity or just want to make sure you’re ready when it comes, this episode shows you how to get ready and lead with story.

When my back was against the wall as a widowed single mom, I made a choice that shaped everything that came next. I turned down security to build something with purpose—a personal brand rooted in storytelling, visibility, and impact. In this episode, I share how I stayed the course, found my why, and rebuilt a life that helped me feed my kid, feed my soul, and be home by 3 o’clock every day when he got home from school.

What if you could skip the blank page struggle, pitch with confidence, and shape your story faster? Find out how I invested nearly 80 hours—drawing on 24 years of coaching expertise—to build my first of several interactive bots that help you pitch bigger, grow faster, and increase your income without ads or daily social posting. See how bots don’t replace us as coaches (they make us better), and how I’ve turned my hard-earned knowledge into an interactive tool that is also premium intellectual property⏤not a freebie. If you’re curious about AI but want to keep it purposeful and personal, while enhancing your own client work, this episode explains how.

Have you seen the ‘E’ pillow on the ‘FRIENDS’ show? No ad budget for my first side hustle (before side hustles were a thing) was the exact push I needed to make my first big pitch. Hear how I took a chance, aimed high, and turned the show’s visibility into features in national media, including Oprah.com, The Rachael Ray Show, and InStyle, Parents, and Better Homes & Gardens magazines. I break down what I learned about outside-of-the-box pitch strategies and why thinking bigger creates momentum that lasts for decades to come. If you’re ready to pitch smarter and grow your brand borrowing big audiences, this episode inspires you to make your first move.

Side hustles, setbacks, and the determination to stay the course after becoming a widowed single mom—this is where my visibility journey began. I share how I built a personal brand from the ground up, leveraged every opportunity to pitch smarter, and turned life’s hardest moments into momentum that fuels my purpose-driven work today. If you’re ready to shape your own visibility path, this is where we start.